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      <title>12 dead in stampede at El Salvador soccer stadium</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At least 12 people died and an unspecified number were injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador on Saturday, the Central American country’s government said.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alianza FC and Club Deportivo FAS were playing the second leg of their playoff quarter-final game at the Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, the country’s capital, when play was suspended after a stampede broke out in the general section.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The venue is one of the largest stadiums in Central America and has an official capacity of more than 44,000 fans.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The Salvadoran Football Federation deeply regrets the events that occurred at the Cuscatlan Stadium,” the organization wrote on Twitter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It also expresses solidarity with the relatives of those affected and deceased in this incident.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The federation added that they would immediately request a report on the incident while also suspending the tournament after Saturday’s events, calling for a meeting with the Security Commission of Sports Venues on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said the National Civil Police and the Attorney General’s Office would conduct a “thorough investigation” into the events at the stadium.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Everyone will be investigated: teams, managers, stadium, box office, league, federation, etc. Whoever the culprits are, they will not go unpunished,” Bukele wrote on Twitter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The incident comes after a deadly stampede last year killed 135 spectators at a stadium in Indonesia’s East Java in October. Many were crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>At least 12 people died and an unspecified number were injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador on Saturday, the Central American country’s government said.</strong></p>
<p>Alianza FC and Club Deportivo FAS were playing the second leg of their playoff quarter-final game at the Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, the country’s capital, when play was suspended after a stampede broke out in the general section.</p>
<p>The venue is one of the largest stadiums in Central America and has an official capacity of more than 44,000 fans.</p>
<p>“The Salvadoran Football Federation deeply regrets the events that occurred at the Cuscatlan Stadium,” the organization wrote on Twitter.</p>
<p>“It also expresses solidarity with the relatives of those affected and deceased in this incident.”</p>
<p>The federation added that they would immediately request a report on the incident while also suspending the tournament after Saturday’s events, calling for a meeting with the Security Commission of Sports Venues on Sunday.</p>
<p>El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said the National Civil Police and the Attorney General’s Office would conduct a “thorough investigation” into the events at the stadium.</p>
<p>“Everyone will be investigated: teams, managers, stadium, box office, league, federation, etc. Whoever the culprits are, they will not go unpunished,” Bukele wrote on Twitter.</p>
<p>The incident comes after a deadly stampede last year killed 135 spectators at a stadium in Indonesia’s East Java in October. Many were crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 13:40:17 +0500</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Supporters are helped by others following a stampede during a football match between Alianza and FAS at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, on May 20, 2023. AFP
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        <media:title>A woman is held by other as she cries following a stampede during a football match between Alianza and FAS at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, on May 20, 2023. AFP
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